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betide definition

be·tide (bē tīd′, bi-)

intransitive verb, transitive verb betided -·tid′ed, betiding -·tid′·ing

to happen (to); befall

Etymology: ME bitiden < be-, be- + tiden, happen < OE tidan < tid, time: see tide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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